ChessX
Encyclopedia
ChessX is a free, open source chess database for Linux
, Windows
and Mac OS X
. At an embryonic stage, it was planned to be a community maintained version of Scid
(a popular, open source chess database). However, ChessX is now evolved into a more modern project that uses Qt
library to create advanced graphical interface and C++
language to run as fast as possible.
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. At an embryonic stage, it was planned to be a community maintained version of Scid
Shane's Chess Information Database
Shane's Chess Information Database is a popular free UNIX, Windows, Linux, and Mac database application for viewing and maintaining databases of chess games. Scid development has been resumed after it ceased in 2004....
(a popular, open source chess database). However, ChessX is now evolved into a more modern project that uses Qt
Qt (toolkit)
Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software with a graphical user interface , and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as command-line tools and consoles for servers...
library to create advanced graphical interface and C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
language to run as fast as possible.